[Oisf-users] Suricata IPS with 8 threads

Eric Leblond eric at regit.org
Wed Jan 4 09:07:34 UTC 2012


Hello,

Le mercredi 04 janvier 2012 à 09:22 +0100, Eric Leblond a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> Le mardi 03 janvier 2012 à 14:55 -0800, Hariharan Thantry a écrit :
> > The multiqueue option in Suricata IPS (1.2beta1) seems to have issues
> > when started with 8 threads (and 8 queues for iptables with the
> > queue-balance option). The default of single queue works fine, but
> > with --runmode worker, and no changes to config file (other than
> > loading the changed rules from emerging threats), the engine doesn't
> > seem to be able to forward packets. With a single queue, it works
> > fine. Suricata is running on a bridged setup, with 2 dual-ported 82599
> > NICs, forwarding packets between 2 independent networks. When trying
> > to stop Suricata, I seem to get an error as well:
> 
> Thanks for the report, I am able to reproduce it. I will try to fix it
> ASAP.

I've fixed it twice (an indirect fix and a dedicated fix, I've just made
now). Victor Julien should publish a updated git containing the fixes
soon.

Let me know if you want access to my patches.

BR,
--
Eric Leblond

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